Man leads Houston police on chase that ends in Third Ward

Updated 5:20 pm, Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Police chase man checked for injuries and placed in back of police car.

Police chase man checked for injuries and placed in back of police car.

Photo: Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle

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Houston police check a chase suspect for injuries after his fight with a police dog before putting him in the back of police cruiser.

Houston police check a chase suspect for injuries after his fight with a police dog before putting him in the back of police cruiser.

Photo: Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle

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A suspect wanted on two counts of aggravated assault sits in the back of a police cruiser after police chased her down in a red pickup truck.

A suspect wanted on two counts of aggravated assault sits in the back of a police cruiser after police chased her down in a red pickup truck.

Photo: Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle

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Houston Police officer Brian Schmidt pets his police dog Jake after Jake helped police catch a man who led police on a chase along Texas 288 and meandered through neighborhoods ending on the 1200 block of Sauer near Webster in the Third Ward Wednesday morning Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, in Houston.
Police said the chase started after officials with the Gulf Coast Violent Offender's Task Force tried to arrest a woman on a warrant for assault with a deadly weapon.
The woman got into a truck with her male accomplice took off in the red truck, which had been reported stolen.
The woman was also taken into custody after the chase. She apparently did not try to run away once the truck came to a stop. less

Houston Police officer Brian Schmidt pets his police dog Jake after Jake helped police catch a man who led police on a chase along Texas 288 and meandered through neighborhoods ending on the 1200 block of Sauer ... more

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle

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Law enforcement boxed in the suspect's red pickup truck after the chase Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012.

Law enforcement boxed in the suspect's red pickup truck after the chase Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012.

Photo: Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle

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Houston police check a chase suspect for injuries after his fight with a
police dog before putting him in the back of police cruiser.

Houston police check a chase suspect for injuries after his fight with a
police dog before putting him in the back of police cruiser.

Photo: Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle

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Bystanders watch activity around a police investigation after the end of a chase Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012.

Bystanders watch activity around a police investigation after the end of a chase Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012.

Photo: Johnny Hanson / Houston Chronicle

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Houston Police officer Brian Schmidt tells his police dog Jake to sit after Jake helped police catch a man who led police on a chase along Texas 288 and meandered through neighborhoods ending on the 1200 block of Sauer near Webster in the Third Ward Wednesday morning Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, in Houston.
Police said the chase started after officials with the Gulf Coast Violent Offender's Task Force tried to arrest a woman on a warrant for assault with a deadly weapon.
The woman got into a truck with her male accomplice took off in the red truck, which had been reported stolen.
The woman was also taken into custody after the chase. She apparently did not try to run away once the truck came to a stop. less

Houston Police officer Brian Schmidt tells his police dog Jake to sit after Jake helped police catch a man who led police on a chase along Texas 288 and meandered through neighborhoods ending on the 1200 block ... more

Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle

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Man leads Houston police on chase that ends in Third Ward

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A search for a woman wanted for aggravated assault turned into a high-speed chase that ended Wednesday with a stolen pickup crashing into a police car.

The Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force called for backup from Houston police about 11 a.m. after they spotted Kimberly King, 35, riding in a stolen pickup along Texas 288, authorities said.

The driver of the truck, identified as Oscar Melvin Brown, 35, led HPD officers in a winding chase for several minutes through the neighborhoods in the Third Ward.

At times, Brown was driving on the wrong side of the road during the pursuit. HPD officials said he sideswiped at least one patrol car then crashed head-on into another.

Brown jumped out of the driver's seat along the 2200 block of Sawyer and fled on foot. He was quickly captured by pursuing HPD officers, including a police canine team, officials said.

King remained in the truck after the final crash but initially gave officers a false name, authorities said.

She is in custody on the outstanding aggravated assault charges.

Charges are still pending against Brown for aggravated assault on a police officer and car theft, authorities said.

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